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Charles Harvard Gibbs Smith

    Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith war ein britischer Universalgelehrter und Historiker der Luftfahrt und Aeronautik. Sein umfassendes Wissen aus verschiedenen Bereichen ermöglichte es ihm, tief in die Geschichte des Fliegens einzutauchen. Er untersuchte sowohl die technische Entwicklung als auch die gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Luftfahrt. Seine Arbeit beleuchtet die faszinierende Reise von den ersten Flugversuchen bis zur modernen Ära des Luftverkehrs.

    Early Flying Machines, 1799-1909
    The Wright Brothers
    A Brief History of Flying
    Die Erfindungen von Leonardo da Vinci
    • The Wright Brothers

      A Brief Account of Their Work, 1899-1911

      • 48 Seiten
      • 2 Lesestunden

      To mark the centenary of the Wright brothers' pioneering flights on 17 December 1903, the Science Museum will republish Gibbs-Smith's classic introduction to their remarkable careers and their unique place in aviation history. The Wrights were arguably the first to make powered, sustained and controlled flights, near Kitty Hawk, NC; the aeroplane, the first Flyer, was of their own design and construction and had been developed over a period of three years. It was loaned to the Science Museum, London, from 1928 to 1948, and is now displayed in the National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian Institution) in Washington DC, a reproduction remaining in London. This edition of Gibbs-Smith's authoritative text, first published in 1987, is illustrated with a number of historic photographs and detailed diagrams.

      The Wright Brothers1987